Environmental groups, the state of Washington and tribes are holding the US Navy accountable for dumping toxic copper into Puget Sound. Scraping of the hull of a decommissioned aircraft carrier dumped tons of paint into Sinclair Inlet, which could impact salmon and other sea life.
Tag: chinook salmon
The Return of the Elwha King
Seattle poet Paul Nelson's ode to the runs of king salmon returning to the Elwha River after the dam is gone.
"He’s back! Belly full of planktonic diatoms, copepods, kelp, seaweed, jellyfish, starfish, bugs, amphipods & crustaceans so delicious served up at Sakura as sake..."